palette knife
Painter's spreading tool
A palette knife is a thin, flexible blade with a handle, used by painters for mixing colors on the palette and applying or scraping paint on canvas.
The blade is typically flat and rounded at the tip.
In cooking, a similar tool spreads frosting or lifts delicate items: She smoothed the icing with a palette knife.
Heavily applied pigment technique
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- oil paintPigment bound with linseed
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- artistMaker of creative works
studio · brushwork · easel · pigment · linseed oil · turpentine · varnish · medium
Forming successive strata
- scrapingRubbing away material
- spreadingExtending over space
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
loading · dragging · stippling · sgraffito · feathering · building up · removing · lifting
Sweet cake covering
- icingSweet cake covering
- spreadingExtending over space
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
- cake decoratingAdorning baked confections
buttercream · fondant · ganache · leveling · swirl · finishing · pastry · confectionery
Simulating or demonstrating form
- shapingGiving something its form
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
pottery · smoothing · texturing · slip · scoring · armature · maquette · forming
Combine into mixture
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- foldBend onto itself
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
meld · tint · shade · marbleize · intermix · color mixing · gradation · transition
impasto
Heavily applied pigment technique
artist · studio · brushwork · easel · pigment · linseed oil · turpentine · varnish · medium · gesso
layering
Forming successive strata
smoothing · loading · dragging · stippling · sgraffito · feathering · building up · removing · lifting · pressing
frosting
Sweet cake covering
- icingSweet cake covering
- spreadingExtending over space
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
cake decorating · buttercream · fondant · ganache · leveling · swirl · finishing · pastry · confectionery
blade
Flat cutting edge
rigid · diamond-shaped · cranked · offset · spatula · steel · metal · pointed · flat · angled
modeling
Simulating or demonstrating form
ceramics · pottery · smoothing · texturing · slip · scoring · armature · maquette · forming · detail work
blend
Combine into mixture
incorporate · meld · tint · shade · marbleize · intermix · color mixing · gradation · transition
- art techniquespainting, drawing, sketching, shading, blending
- baking toolsrolling pin, measuring cup, measuring cups, measuring spoon, mixing spoon
- cake decoratingfondant, piping bag, piping tips, buttercream, ganache
- craft toolsscissors, glue gun, cutting mat, paper trimmer, craft glue
- painting suppliesbrushes, paint, paint tubes, paintbrush, brush
- oil paintingoil painting, oil paints, oil paint, canvas, stretched canvas
palette knifebrush
Bristled cleaning tool
paintbrush · soft brush · round brush · bristle brush · airbrush
palette knifeglazing
Glossy protective coating
wet-on-wet · blending · stippling · dry brushing · watercolor technique